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- Grangeville woman on felony probation for forgery, grand theft incurs same charges in new case
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- Save the date for GCF grant awards celebration Nov. 7
- Grangeville woman charged with forging check
- Avista customers to see slight increase in annual rate
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RIGGINS — The Salmon River boys had a tough time during a 66-30 homecoming loss to Horseshoe Bend last Friday night, Oct. 11, but played throu…
RIGGINS — The Salmon River girls celebrated senior night and homecoming with a 3-1 win over Horseshoe Bend (25-7, 22-25, 25-19, 25-16) a coupl…
COEUR D’ALENE — A single-elimination Monday, Oct. 14, halved number of teams still in the running, with the District I-II boys and girls socce…
Dani Aiken and Reed Aiken, both of Grangeville, lead the high school rodeo all-around listing through the fall half of their season, with rode…
The Prairie High School volleyball team, coached by Julie Schumacher, lost just a single set during the four-team round-robin style tournament…
When Bulldogs head coach Jeff Adams asked the Grangeville boys what play to call with less than a minute remaining in what was then a tie game…
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LOWELL / SYRINGA -- Half the population of Lowell and Syringa is set up somewhere out there in the mountains at hunting camp. Dressed in camouflage with packs of meat left over from last year, and probably a bottle or two of whiskey, they are geared up to shoot, gut, skin and hang in a tree …
CLEARWATER VALLEY -- A good crowd of 30-plus enjoyed Roger Amerman’s presentation on the “Elements, Legacy and Lifeways of the Columbia River Plateau,” on Saturday at the Kooskia Community Center. Amerman shared his knowledge of Native American uses of plants in the Columbia River Plateau an…
COTTONWOOD -- Halloween: Emergency Services Safe Trick-or-Treat. Emergency vehicles will be parked in the upper parking lot of St. Mary’s Church and they will be serving food and goodies 4-8 p.m. Everyone is welcome and invited to come and enjoy!
WHITE BIRD -- Hunters are out and I have seen some nice racks coming through, so if you have a picture that you would like to share...send it to me. I know the Sickels have gotten an elk...congratulations.
Kyle Stapleton, coach of the Nezperce volleyball team, is optimistic about the team’s prospects for the upcoming district tournament.
ELK CITY -- Elk City Sew Help Me Quilters will have a bake sale on Saturday, Oct. 19, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Elk City General Store. All funds made will go into the club's Quilts of Valor fund, which is used to make quilts for our area veterans.
RIGGINS -- Quote of the week from me: “On this day I married my best friend….” Our marriage has lasted 50 years. We have had our ups and our downs, but love and prayers and communication have carried us through it all. We have three fine adult children, Jed and Julie and Jason, and four wond…
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If you ask any Idaho state politician about the number one issue affecting their constituents, they will tell you “education.” It’s on their web sites, their social media channels, and on every piece of paper they hand out at the door. The answer has become almost automatic. No matter what p…
This time of year, many Idahoans take to Idaho’s forests, rangelands and waterways to participate in annual fall hunting, fishing and other activities. These traditions are woven into the fabric of our culture in Idaho and help define us as Idahoans.
We get asked, “Who do you recommend in this election?” Our answer is usually some variant of, “Choose the boring person.”
Once upon a time, having a job at a newspaper meant working in one of the most imposing buildings in town, inhaling the acrid aroma of fresh ink and the dusty breath of cheap newsprint and feeling mini-earthquakes under our feet every time the presses started to roll. For those of us old eno…
When it comes to finding skilled workers to fill the estimated 7.5 million job openings in the U.S., small businesses are feeling the crunch. In today’s unprecedented booming economy, our region’s small employers are searching for qualified workers to fill the increasing amount of positions …
Obituaries
Our beautiful, strong and courageous Katie was born July 18, 1…
Eloise (Arnzen) Riener, 73, of Ferdinand, Idaho, left this wor…
Lorena Thompson died Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019, at Tri-State Mem…
Wayne Clemens Wassmuth, 71, of Walla Walla, Wash., and formerl…
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